Small Wonder

1. S01E01Vicki's HomecomingSeptember 7, 1985—Ted brings home his own cyber creation an android in the form of a ten year old girl he nicknames Vicki.
2. S01E02Guess Who's Coming to DinnerSeptember 14, 1985—The Brindles, the Lawson's nosy neighbors, come across Vicki and tries to find out their secret.
3. S01E03RobositterSeptember 21, 1985—Jamie has the entire house to himself, not knowing that Vicki is his babysitter!
4. S01E04Nerd CrushSeptember 28, 1985—Warren Enright, the class nerd, falls in love with Vicki.
5. S01E05Runaway JamieOctober 5, 1985—Because Vicki is getting more attention, Jamie decides to run away to see what his parents might think.
6. S01E06Lights! Camera! Ego!October 12, 1985—Jamie and his friend Reggie Williams are involved in putting together a sci-fi movie project for school, but the power of directorial duties
7. S01E07White LiesOctober 19, 1985—Jamie realizes the value of constant truthfulness when he can't convince his parents that he's not responsible for breaking (and secretly gl
8. S01E08The BullyOctober 26, 1985—A bully extorts money from Jamie's neighborhood club, which quickly reconsiders its boys-only policy via Vicki's strong-arm "assistance."
9. S01E09DisHonor StudentNovember 2, 1985—Jamie uses Vicki's new speed-scan reading ability to complete 55 chapters of his homework overnight, which earns him the school honor roll -
10. S01E10Vicki's AdoptionNovember 9, 1985—Tipped off on the sly by busybody Bonnie Brindle, Child Services threatens to take Vicki away unless the Lawsons can produce her past -- and
11. S01E11Child ProdigyNovember 16, 1985—To circumvent Child Services' orders to send Vicki to school and risk exposure, the Lawsons hire a pompous tutor who mistakes her computer a
12. S01E12Brindles Move InNovember 23, 1985—A house fire moves Ted's new boss, Brandon Brindle, into the Lawsons' house, scheming for insurance fraud.
13. S01E13RoboBratNovember 30, 1985—When overexposure to Harriet infects heuristically mimicking Vicki with Harriet's personality traits and shrieking tantrums, Ted must purge
14. S01E14The Burrito StoryJanuary 4, 1986—Jamie attempts to mass-produce burritos made by Vicki.
15. S01E15Babes in the WoodsJanuary 11, 1986—The Lawsons and Reggie and Harriet take a wilderness camping trip, and get lost.
16. S01E16First LoveJanuary 18, 1986—To charm prissy and picky Jessica, Jamie throws an expensive party for her, ignoring a surprising school tomboy.
17. S01E17Substitute DadJanuary 25, 1986—When golf-crazed Ted neglects taking Jamie to a Father-and-Son picnic for a golf tournament, Brandon steps in and incites a "father war" whi
18. S01E18The Robot NappersFebruary 8, 1986—When keen-eyed recruitment officers from a rival robotics firm drop by to interview Ted, they suspect Vicki is a robot and plan to "robotnap
19. S01E19Ted's Lay-OffFebruary 15, 1986—United Robotronics cutbacks have the Lawsons scrambling for odd jobs.
20. S01E20Health NutsFebruary 22, 1986—Ted is motivated to get the family into shape when an obese co-worker loses a record amount of weight.
21. S01E21The Reluctant HalfbackMarch 1, 1986—Ted is proud that Jamie's made the Pee Wee Football league, unknowing that Jamie only does it to please his dad.
22. S01E22Vaudeville VickiMay 3, 1986—When a vaudeville actor thinks Vicki is his long-lost daughter, he drafts her into a show and threatens her adoption.
23. S01E23The Birds, The Bees, and RobotsMay 10, 1986—When timid Ted uses the "stork theory" in answering Jamie's questions about sex, Jamie believes Dad's in serious need of sex education and t
24. S01E24Grandpa Lawson's VisitMay 17, 1986—Ted has the unenviable task of explaining to his unwary Vicki-doting father, who bitterly lost his job to automation, that his new lovely ad

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Root Beer, Women and SongSeptember 20, 1986—Still out to flatter the redoubtable Jessica, Jamie takes her out to an expensive restaurant while tightwad Ted puts Vicki in charge of hous
2. S02E02My Mother the TeacherSeptember 27, 1986—Jamie tries to recover his respect in class when his mother comes in as substitute teacher by trying to humiliate her out of her job.
3. S02E03Vicki for the DefenseOctober 4, 1986—Playing a judge in a class simulation of a courtroom, Jamie dispenses uneven justice and gets impeached, while parking-ticket-skipping role
4. S02E04Homeless CausesOctober 11, 1986—Joan's civic project with the homeless prompts Jamie to bring home a bum, who virtually takes over the Lawson household.
5. S02E05The HustleOctober 18, 1986—When Jamie is taken by a slick curbside vendor with a bad mini-TV, Ted goes after him for reparations -- and gets conned himself.
6. S02E06Jamie's Older WomanOctober 25, 1986—Jamie pushes Harriet aside in an unrequited crush on her 16-year-old cousin, who teaches him a lesson in respect.
7. S02E07My Robot FamilyNovember 1, 1986—When he's punished for thoughtlessly dropping the family's reservations to Mexico, Jamie dreams that the others are robots under his control
8. S02E08The Wonder WorkerNovember 8, 1986—To help Jamie's shy and withdrawn classmate who stutters, Ted programs Vicki to be her speech therapist.
9. S02E09Have a HeartNovember 15, 1986—Jamie tries to show Vicki the meaning of compassion by sharing, which she does -- including the dress off her back, while the Brindles move
10. S02E10Latchkey DreamsNovember 29, 1986—To get on a community-sponsored Thanksgiving ski trip for disadvantaged kids, Jamie convinces the sponsors that his parents are separated.
11. S02E11Computer DatingDecember 6, 1986—To pay for a new bike he bought from the neighborhood bully, Jamie uses Vicki to run a school computerized match-making business.
12. S02E12Smoker's DelightDecember 13, 1986—Jamie learns a sobering lesson in using smoking and chewing tobacco to elevate his freshman status in junior high.
13. S02E13Movin' UpJanuary 10, 1987—While Vicki learns to spend a day without duties or instructions, Ted's new prestigious job offer in Massachusetts tests the family's taste
14. S02E14Project BlenderJanuary 17, 1987—To make his dad's ""button-pusher"" job seem important to his friends, Jamie hints that Ted is head of a top-secret project -- which even Te
15. S02E15Class ComedienneJanuary 24, 1987—Nagged by classmates that Vicki has a wooden personality, Jamie overdoes it in secretly programming her a livelier one.
16. S02E16Little Miss Shopping MallFebruary 7, 1987—The Lawsons take up the Brindles' snobby challenge and enter Vicki in a mall pageant against Harriet.
17. S02E17Victor/ V.I.C.I.February 14, 1987—To help his Little League team's rock-bottom status, Jamie disguises Vicki as a boy to use her robotic abilities to bat for the pennant.
18. S02E18Look into My EyesFebruary 21, 1987—After Vicki watches a TV hypnotist turn volunteers into clowns and animals, she starts practicing her new mesmerizing ""skill"" on the Lawso
19. S02E19Pint Sized Pick-UpApril 18, 1987—While in a store with Jamie looking for a present for her mock birthday party to convince Child Services that they treat her well, Vicki pic
20. S02E20Community Watch and SeeMay 2, 1987—After being burglarized (while Vicki's home and they're at a restaurant), the Lawsons join the neighborhood watch.
21. S02E21Here Kitty, Kitty!May 9, 1987—To train Vicki to be more affectionate, Ted buys her a toy cat that only makes her mimic Jamie's past jealousy and run away.
22. S02E22Vicki GoodwrenchMay 16, 1987—During Jamie's part-time gas station job, Vicki fine-tunes a car to go 50 miles a gallon, causing oil companies and oil sheiks alike to drop
23. S02E23The WeddingMay 23, 1987—Ted and Joan decide to have the ceremonial wedding they never had -- until the Brindles butt in.
24. S02E24Wham-Bam-Body SlamJune 20, 1987—Joan invites Wally Crandal, a former 90-pound weakling college classmate, over for dinner to meet his former school tormentor: Ted, who rigs

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Vicki and the PusherSeptember 5, 1987—When a schoolyard pusher tries to hook Vicki on drugs, the Lawsons help the police on a undercover sting.
2. S03E02The StrikeSeptember 12, 1987—A United Robotronics strike pits shop steward Ted against management rep Brandon; Joan has her students use the strike as a social studies e
3. S03E03The PoolSeptember 19, 1987—While saving Harriet in the Lawsons' new pool, Vicki ""drowns"" and lands in the hospital under X-rays with a bewildered doctor.
4. S03E04Screaming SkullsSeptember 26, 1987—Jamie stumbles into the membership of a junior high gang whose vandalism tests his sense of belonging with right and wrong -- and inducts Vi
5. S03E05The Electric PotatoheadsOctober 3, 1987—Jamie, Reggie, Harriet and Vicki try to start a rock group to play to Ida Mae's visiting agent friend.
6. S03E06Geisha VickiOctober 10, 1987—To help Brandon get promoted to a job in Japan, Joan pretends that she's his estranged wife and that Vicki and Jamie are their kids.
7. S03E07I Hear YouOctober 24, 1987—When Jamie befriends a deaf boy to score scout points, he learns a lesson in sensitivity and exploitation.
8. S03E08Haunted HouseOctober 31, 1987—When unseen Vicki is struck by lightning and begins influencing objects around the house, the shook-up and unwary Lawsons call in a pair of
9. S03E09The Bad SeedlingNovember 7, 1987—Ted brings home Vanessa, an upgraded twin of Vicki whose revolutionary but quirky quasi-human artificial intelligence runs amok.
10. S03E10My Living DollNovember 14, 1987—A Christmas show wherein Joan borrows a life-sized animated ""doll"" from a store for a charity show -- until Brandon gets his hands on it.
11. S03E11Fat's Where It's AtNovember 21, 1987—Vicki literally balloons after Ted unwittingly upgrades her energy-supplementing polynucleotide processor with an appetite, which creates ex
12. S03E12Bank HostagesNovember 28, 1987—Vicki, Jamie and Harriet are held hostage in an inept bank robbery.
13. S03E13Breakfast of CriminalsDecember 5, 1987—Vicki is discovered by a marketing firm to play in a cereal commercial, but the Lawsons have second thoughts when her taste test reveals tha
14. S03E14Girl on the Milk CartonDecember 12, 1987—While Jamie and Reggie search for a story for the school paper, Vicki discovers that a new girl in class is a missing child.
15. S03E15The Bossy DaughterJanuary 9, 1988—Jamie is picked up by the possessive daughter of Ted's boss who starts pulling his strings the wrong way.
16. S03E16Home Sweet SaleJanuary 30, 1988—Ted begins remodeling the house, and Joan's new real estate side job gets upstaged when Vicki sells the Lawson homestead to an unscrupulous
17. S03E17Ronald McDonald HouseFebruary 6, 1988—To help a withdrawn and bitter classmate cope with leukemia, Jamie and Joan help set up a play on fighting disease.
18. S03E18The Russians are Coming The Russians are ComingFebruary 12, 1988—Vicki competes with a Soviet robot.
19. S03E19In the SpiritsFebruary 20, 1988—Due to Vicki's mishandling of terms, Child Services Officer Mrs. Fernwald thinks Ted is an alcoholic and threatens to take Vicki away unless
20. S03E20The Perfect DaughterMarch 12, 1988—To win a promotion over Brandon's boss fawning, Ted decides to reveal Vicki's robot secret to his boss at a company picnic -- unaware that B
21. S03E21Earthquake VickiMay 4, 1988—Tired of the loud and impudent Brindles as neighbors, the Lawsons concoct a fake earthquake to scare them into moving.
22. S03E22Ted's DeadMay 28, 1988—Due to Vicki's misinterpreting Ted's quip while doing the family's on-line banking, the Lawsons are re-categorized as deadbeats and Ted just
23. S03E23Big J, the D.J.July 9, 1988—Jamie, competing with Reggie for school radio D.J., uses Vicki's voice mimicry to fake an interview with football star Lyle Alzado -- who ha
24. S03E24Safety FirstJuly 30, 1988—Vicky imitates Ted's demostration on saving a choking victim's life on Brendle. Brendle arrives the next day faking a broken neck and threat
25. S03E25How I Love TheeAugust 6, 1988—While running an unauthorized answering service for grounded kids which nearly wrecks Ted's respect with his boss, Jamie and Vicki play Cupi
26. S03E26The CheaterAugust 27, 1988—Jamie takes the fall in exchange for Jessica's affections after he catches her stealing copies of the seventh grade's test.
27. S03E27Digital LoveSeptember 6, 1988—Ted brings home a voice activated computer. Vicki finds herself falling for the computer, but trouble begins when the computer becomes obses

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Big J, Private EyeJuly 23, 1988—Prompted by Ted and his class to get his school reading assignment going, Jamie videos a book report based on a 1940s P.I. named Rick Savage
2. S04E02School MonitorJuly 30, 1988—On their first day in junior high, Vicki becomes a hall monitor and Jamie tries to avoid Harriet for a dance while vying for a class fox. Me
3. S04E03More About L.E.S.August 6, 1988—L.E.S. is back, and despite Ted's assurances that the rogue A.I. program has been rendered harmless, it comes back in a big way by possessi
4. S04E04Game ShowAugust 13, 1988—The Lawsons enter a game show to get back at the Brindles for trying to kick them off the eligibility list.
5. S04E05JailbirdsAugust 20, 1988—Jamie and Vicki are arrested for spray-painting a wall -- and its owner's $60 shirt.
6. S04E06I Dream of VickiSeptember 18, 1988—To keep his company's presence in an Arab country, Ted lets its visiting young ruler draft Vicki into his harem.
7. S04E07Golddigging IdaSeptember 25, 1988—Joan's doctor father drops by to visit and Ida Mae smells a plump husband. Meanwhile, Vicki vies for school cheerleader.
8. S04E08It's a GasOctober 2, 1988—A digestion feedback problem with Vicki's polynucleotide processor generates nitrous oxide gas that brings laughs to anyone near her, but no
9. S04E09SuperSudsOctober 9, 1988—While playing with Jamie's chemistry set, Vicki creates a potent laundry detergent that Ted -- and Brandon -- leap to market themselves.
10. S04E10Battle of the Sexes and RobotOctober 16, 1988—Ted, Jamie and Reggie go macho on an all-male fishing trip-- tailed by a slighted and competitive bevy: Joan, Vicki and Harriet.
11. S04E11Vicki and the SkyjackerOctober 23, 1988—Fly-shy Brandon bribes the Lawsons' company to fly with him on a company job on a plane that is hijacked for Cuba.
12. S04E12Luke and RayOctober 30, 1988—To help a withdrawn and bitter classmate cope with leukemia, Jamie and Joan help set up a play on fighting disease.
13. S04E13Vicki's GlassesNovember 6, 1988—Jamie regrets putting Vicki on guard duty for his pricey new bike when her eyes start to malfunction in a schoolyard of prowling thieves.
14. S04E14Double DatesNovember 13, 1988—Jamie winds up handling two dates on the same night, blind to the fact that one of them is Harriet in disguise.
15. S04E15Vicki's ExposeNovember 20, 1988—Benny, an old college chum of Ted and Joan's is up to his same trashy school paper tricks in a big city rag now, fabricating a tabloid featu
16. S04E16Doolittle VickiNovember 27, 1988—A new language translation device (Random Access Multiple Concurrent Linquistic Analytical Sequencer) installed in Vicki enables her to unde
17. S04E17Radio ShowDecember 3, 1988—Ted prepares for a robotics interview on a local radio talk show while Jamie looks for an idea for a class play.
18. S04E18Pool Shark VickiDecember 10, 1988—To land a new promotion with the boss, Ted invites him over for dinner and a playful game of pool -- until Jennings starts betting the shirt
19. S04E19Singing TelegramDecember 17, 1988—Ted's singing telegram birthday greeting makes him pine back to his ""youthful years"" with a surfboard and prompts Jamie to start a singing
20. S04E20The Rip-OffJanuary 5, 1989—While on a company vacation at a health resort, Jamie, Vicki, Brandon and Harriet see a burglar hitting their residence -- each with a diffe
21. S04E21My Favorite MartianJanuary 12, 1989—While Jamie tests out Ted's new laser projection system in Vicki's eyes, unwary Brandon glimpses her projection of a movie's flying saucer a
22. S04E22Hooray for Hollyweird!February 9, 1989—Ted brings back ""Bad Seed"" Vanessa, who again takes Vicki's place, locks Vicki in her/its cabinet and joins the family to Hollywood, where
23. S04E23See No EvilMay 13, 1989—Jamie regrets putting Vicki on guard duty for his pricey newJamie regrets putting Vicki on guard duty for his pricey new bike when her eyes
24. S04E24Thy Neighbor's WifeMay 20, 1989—To help Brandon get promoted to a job in Japan, Joan pretends that she's his estranged wife and that Vicki and Jamie are their kids.

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